dressed to the nines

nine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyn]
- /drest tu stressed ði naɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyn]
- /drest tu stressed ði naɪn/

Definitions of dressed to the nines words

noun dressed to the nines a cardinal number, eight plus one. 1
noun dressed to the nines a symbol for this number, as 9 or IX. 1
noun dressed to the nines a set of this many persons or things. 1
noun dressed to the nines a baseball team. 1
noun dressed to the nines a playing card with nine pips. 1
noun dressed to the nines the Nine, the Muses. 1

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Origin of dressed to the nines

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English nigan, nigon, cognate with Dutch negen, akin to German neun, Old Norse nīu, Gothic niun, Latin novem, Greek ennéa, Sanskrit náva

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Parts of speech for Dressed to the nines

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dressed to the nines popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for dressed to the nines

adj dressed to the nines

dolled up — a small figure representing a baby or other human being, especially for use as a child's toy.
dressed to kill — woman: in stylish clothes
gussied up — dressed in a showy way
soignee — carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.

All 7 Synonyms of dressed to the nines

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